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Handcuffs © Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru
08:20, 7 November 2019
Sources report release of Alikhan Oskanov
Alikhan Oskanov, a native of Ingushetia, was released after interrogation in Moscow. Suspicions of his involvement in Ibragim Eldjarkiev's murder have not confirmed.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili. Photo: REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
23:32, 6 November 2019
Action in support of Mamaladze held at residence of Georgian President
At the residence of the President of Georgia, protesters demanded to pardon Archpriest Giorgi Mamaladze.
Tyumen conscript Ramil Shamsutdinov. Screenshot from YouTube video 'Breaking News' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owR-ZG-rcSk
23:15, 6 November 2019
Kadyrov sends his advocate to defend Ramil Shamsutdinov
Said-Magomed Chapanov, an advocate of the Chechen leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, and his colleague, Ravil Tugushev, have flown to the city of Chita to defend the interests of the Tyumen conscript, Ramil Shamsutdinov, who is accused of killing his eight comrades-in-arms.
22:28, 6 November 2019
Possible participant in Eldjarkiev's murder detained in Moscow
In Moscow, FSB agents have detained Alikhan Oskanov, suspected of involvement in the murder of Ibragim Eldjarkiev, the head of the Ingush "E" Centre (CCE – Centre for Combating Extremism), a law enforcement source has informed.
Yerevan State University. Photo: Սէրուժ Ուրիշեան (Serouj Ourishian) https://ru.wikipedia.org/
22:08, 6 November 2019
Armenia: MoE project triggers students' protests
More than five hundred students have gone on strike today in protest against the initiative of the Ministry of Education (MoE) to make the study of the history of Armenia, the Armenian language and literature optional at non-humanitarian departments.
Ogtai Gyulyalyev, who stayed in critical condition after a road traffic accident in Baku, is being transferred to an ambulance. Screenshot from YouTube video posted by "Turan Agentliyi", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBrdMD4gSkk
18:27, 6 November 2019
Azerbaijani human rights defender Ogtai Gyulyalyev delivered to Istanbul hospital
A special plane took to Turkey Ogtai Gyulyalyev, who stayed in critical condition after a road traffic accident in Baku. Ogtai Gyulyalyev will not come out of a coma during several weeks, his doctor suggests.
Chechen healer is doing massage of a patient's head. Photo: http://konknchr.ru/
18:19, 6 November 2019
In Chechnya, healers concerned over tighter authorities' requirements
For activities in Chechnya, a traditional healer should have a medical education diploma and get permission from a special commission, the Ministry for Public Health of Chechnya announces. The initiative of the authorities will result in hidden charges for healers, suggest local herb healers.
14:14, 6 November 2019
Doctors recommend transporting Ogtai Gyulyalyev to Turkey for treatment
Turkish doctors invited by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation have offered to transfer human rights defender Ogtai Gyulyalyev to an Istanbul clinic for medical treatment. However, they do not guarantee such a transfer will help the patient come out of a coma and recover.
Arif Gadjily. Photo: Orkhanoid, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=40491971
14:02, 6 November 2019
Azerbaijani oppositionists join their efforts against authoritarianism
In Azerbaijan, leaders of several opposition parties and activists of civil society held a meeting at which they agreed to jointly oppose the authoritarian regime in the country.
A teenage girl in hijab. Screenshot from scandalous video and Instagram post with mother's apologies, https://www.instagram.com/p/B4UgBAVisrl/
13:46, 6 November 2019
Human rights defenders criticize Chechen woman for lie about her daughter's murder
Contradictory statements voiced by a woman from Chechnya about an alleged murder of her daughter will certainly affect the reputation of the family, Ruslan Kutaev and Ekaterina Sokiryanskaya believe.
Fragment of Internet map based on data as of January 15, 2005, www.opte.org/maps. Photo: The Opte Project - https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/
11:32, 6 November 2019
"Freedom House" finds Internet not free in Russia and Azerbaijan
Out of the countries of the former USSR located in the Caucasus, the freedom of Internet exists only in Armenia and Georgia; while human rights defenders treat the Internet in Azerbaijan and Russia as not free.
Deputy of the Russian State Duma Alexander Remezkov. Screenshot from Revezkov's speech at the State Duma meeting, official website of the 'Spravedlivaya Rossiya' Party, http://www.spravedlivo.ru/index
11:13, 6 November 2019
Investigation by Navalny's office about Remezkov ignored by supervisory bodies
Neither the Prosecutor's Office, nor the State Duma's commission for monitoring the reliability of income data, have reacted, within the past week, to the information about the real estate and business of the MP, Alexander Remezkov, released by Navalny's Krasnodar office.
08:35, 6 November 2019
Azerbaijani journalist complains about custody conditions at detention centre
The Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) has dismissed the complaint, lodged by Shamistan Khaziev, a journalist and activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), about his arrest. At the trial, Khaziev complained about poor custody conditions at the detention centre.
Ibragim Eldjarkiev. Photo: Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Republic of Ingushetia, https://06.xn--b1aew.xn--p1ai/
08:28, 6 November 2019
Investigators define weapon used to kill Eldjarkiev
Ibragim Eldjarkiev, the head of the Ingush "E" Centre (CCE – Centre for Combating Extremism), was shot dead from a "Kedr" (Cedar) pistol- submachine gun, used by special services, the "Mash" Telegram channel has reported.
Malsag Uzhakhov at the rally in Magas, October 2018. Screenshot from video posted by the Council of Teips of Ingushetia, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKp3UuBZ1jk
22:25, 5 November 2019
Yessentuki court rejects arguments of Uzhakhov's defence on investigators' inaction
The Yessentuki City Court has refused to satisfy the complaint lodged by Malsag Uzhakhov, the head of the Council of Ingush Teips, about the investigator's inaction, his advocate Djabrail Kuriev has stated today.
Police disperse protest action in Tbilisi, June 12, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze
22:07, 5 November 2019
NGOs urge PO to treat rally participants in Tbilisi as victims
Today, seventeen Georgian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have called on the Prosecutor's Office (PO) to grant the victim status to those wounded during the dispersal of the protest action at night on June 21. In a joint statement circulated today, the above NGOs suggested that the state would not admit the facts of inflicting grievous harm to health of citizens and journalists.
Street in Batimi. Photo by Nina Tumanova for the Caucasian Knot
19:07, 5 November 2019
Three residents of Adjara detained for bride abduction
In Adjara, a young man and two of his acquaintances are suspected of abducting a minor girl, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Georgia reports today.
Participants of the funeral ceremony for the killed Ibragim Eldjarkiev and his brother. Screenshot from video posted by ‘Zvezda’ TV Company at: http://tvzvezda.ru/news/vstrane_i_mire/content/20191141241-pEyUQ.html
18:54, 5 November 2019
Opponent of Batal-Khadji community voices price of Ibragim Eldjarkiev's assassination
A person close to leaders of the Batal-Khadi's wird (concept) organized the assassination of Ibragim Eldjarkiev, the chief of the Ingush Centre for Combating Extremism (CCE), for 60 million roubles, said Shamil Bulguchev, a native of Ingushetia, in his appeal to the leader of the republic.
A gun and military uniform, Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
14:38, 5 November 2019
Investigators treat soldier's death in NKR as suicide
Eric Arutyunyan, a conscript of the Defence Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has died on the way to hospital, investigators have reported today.
Sreenshot from the video of the theatrical performance that took place in front of the "Republic Square" metro station in Yerevan, "epress.am" YouTube channel, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn0wL4NLPLU
14:26, 5 November 2019
Armenia: theatrical performance triggers political scandal
After the experimental performance staged in Yerevan with the financial support of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports, the youth wing of the ARF "Dashnaktsutyun" Party has demanded to dismiss the Minister, Araik Arutyunyan.
News
Karabakh displaced persons at a protest in Yerevan. Still from video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1nUZVOENKE&t=224s Protesters in Yerevan denied any connection between the aid they received and the activities of "Strong Armenia."

A photograph used by users to claim that Azerbaijani forces are using construction equipment to destroy the "We Are Our Mountains" monument. Photo: https://civilnet.am/hy/news/1012657 Information about the demolition of the Karabakh symbol has been called fake.

Hail caused damage to residents of several settlements in Armenia

LEGAL TEXTS
The illustration was created by the Caucasian Knot using AI The peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as other documents signed at the meeting with Trump on August 8, 2025

The “Caucasian Knot" publishes the agreement on the establishment of peace and interstate relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which was initialed by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on August 8, 2025, through the mediation of US President Donald Trump. The meeting of Trump, Aliyev and Pashinyan took place on August 8 in Washington. Following the meeting, Pashinyan and Aliyev also signed a joint declaration. In addition to the agreements between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Trump signed a number of separate memoranda with Aliyev and Pashinyan....

Personalities
Zelimkhan Khangoshvili. Photo courtesy of press service of HRC 'Memorial', http://memohrc.org/ Zelimkhan Khangoshvili

A participant of the second Chechen military campaign, one of the field commanders close to Shamil Basaev and Aslan Maskhadov. Shot dead in Berlin in 2019.

Magomed Daudov. Photo: screenshot of the video http://video.agaclip.com/w=atDtPvLYH9o Magomed Daudov

Magomed "Lord" Daudov is a former Chechen militant who was awarded the title of "Hero of Russia", the chairman of the Chechen parliament under Ramzan Kadyrov.

Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot from video posted by Abu-Saddam Shishani [LIVE] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIR3s7AB0Uw Tumso Abdurakhmanov

Tumso Abdurakhmanov is a blogger from Chechnya. After a conflict with Ramzan Kadyrov's relative, he left the republic and went first to Georgia, and then to Poland, where he is trying to get political asylum.